Akhsikath

Akhsikath is an archeological site located in the in . A fortified city along the , it lies 22 km to the southwest of and covers an area of 30 hectares.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Tentative World Heritage Site in Uzbekistan
  • Also known as: “Ahsiket”, “Akhsikat”, “Akhsiket”, “Aksykent”, and “Aqsykent”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Joʻmashoʻy.

Town
is an urban-type settlement in , . It is the administrative center of . The town population in 1989 was 9303 people. is situated 3 km south of Akhsikath.

Akhsikath

Latitude
40.88667° or 40° 53′ 12″ north
Longitude
71.45302° or 71° 27′ 11″ east
Open location code
8JGHVFP3+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 475472408
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q2495429
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Akhsikath” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أخسكث”
  • Arabic: “أخسيكث”
  • Azerbaijani: “Axsikənd”
  • Belarusian: “Ахсікент”
  • Catalan: “Akhsikath”
  • Chinese: “阿卡希凱夫”
  • Dutch: “Achsikent”
  • Dutch: “Ahsiket”
  • Finnish: “Axsikat”
  • German: “Ahsikent”
  • German: “Ahsiket”
  • German: “Axsikat”
  • German: “Axsikent”
  • Hebrew: “אחסיקט”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Aqsikent”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Axsikat”
  • Kazakh: “Ақсыкент”
  • Kazakh: “Ахсикет”
  • Kirghiz: “Аксыкент”
  • Persian: “اخسی”
  • Persian: “اخسیکت”
  • Persian: “اخسیکنت”
  • Persian: “اخشی”
  • Persian: “خشیکت”
  • Portuguese: “Akhsikath”
  • Russian: “Аксыкент”
  • Russian: “Ахсикат”
  • Russian: “Ахсикет”
  • Russian: “Городище Ахсикент”
  • Swedish: “Ahsiket”
  • Tajik: “Ахсикат”
  • Tatar: “Аһсикәнт шәһәрчеге археологик аланы”
  • Turkish: “Ahsikes”
  • Ukrainian: “Ахсікет”
  • Uzbek: “Axsi”
  • Uzbek: “Axsikat”
  • Uzbek: “Axsikent”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Axsikat and Ahsikent ruins.

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